Joyce Jeffries's Page

About Me/Us:

I'm very passionate about social justice, a flaming liberal social/political activist, and proud of it. I would like to see a world with an abundance of love & peace for ALL, with no discrimination according to age, race, color, religion, politics, intelligence (or lack thereof), gender, sexual orientation, ethnic group, or national origin.

I support President Barack Obama, literacy programs, humanitarian and environmental concerns, animal rights, and Veterans, most especially Vietnam Veterans.

I'm not religious, but I am a very spiritual person, I'm drawn to Native American culture, wisdom and spirituality, which are most compatible with my own personal Pagan beliefs. Like Native Americans, I believe all life on earth is connected and sacred, including all humans, plants, and animals.
I believe that when we care for our environment, we are blessed by the Divine in whatever form you perceive that to be. I also embrace the Wiccan Rede philosophy of "Harm None". I consider honesty, loyalty, kindness, and compassion to be the most important virtues a person can possess.

I retired from full-time work in January, 2008 and I write as a hobby. My current work in progress is a book called "The Limestone Industry in Southern Indiana".

I have one daughter and a seven-year old grandson in North Carolina. I love animals and live with my outrageously spoiled long-haired black cat, Jules.

My primary interests are reading, writing, history, geography, genealogy, travel, other cultures, museums, libraries, flea markets, nature, metaphysics, and the British Isles.

Activities I enjoy include bowling, billiards, auto racing, car shows, flea markets, movies, concerts, historical sites, fairs, museums, libraries, trivia, word games, board games, card games, computer games, and many others. Although I'm not a huge sports fan, I can watch baseball and basketball occasionally.

I'm most comfortable with artistic, creative types such as musicians, artists, and writers, and those who are spiritual in nature (but generally NOT traditionally religious!). I do NOT like IM and Chat Rooms, strongly prefer e-mail, telephone, or face-to-face communication!

Relationship Status:

Single

Movies

All the Cohen Brothers Movies, my favorite is The Big Lebowski, which I've seen at least 25 times, but it is just as funny now as it was the first time. My other favorite Movies are The Last Place on Earth (2002), Funny Farm, Driving Miss Daisy, White Palace, Office Space, The Goodbye Girl, Wild Hogs,The Heartbreak Kid (1972 Version!), A Rumor of Angels, Sideways, Write & Wrong, Profoundly Normal, My Fair Lady, The King & I, & epics like Ben Hur & Lawrence of Arabia.

Television

I have watched more Television in the past five years than probably the past fifty years. (I worked for the Cable Co from 2004 to 2008)

My favorite TV shows NOW are (ALL British):
My Family, Are You Being Served, Abolutely Fabulous,
Midsomer Murders, As Time Goes By, Jonathon Creek,
Black Books (with Irish comedian Dylan Moran!),
Ballykissangel, the Inspector Lynley Series,
Inspector Morse, Keeping Up Appearances,
Waiting for God, The Weakest Link, Monty Python,
and Agatha Christie's Miss Marple AND Poirot.
(Many of these are not shown regularly now)

American Shows that I sometimes like to watch are
msnbc News (Ed Schultz, Chris Matthews, Keith Olbermann, & Rachel Maddow); Also, House of Payne, Ugly Betty, City Confidential, Murder She Wrote, Mama's Family, Matlock, Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy, Dog the Bounty Hunter, The Rockford Files, Blue Collar TV, Who Wants to be a Millionaire, and of course, any Classic Rock shows on Biography and/or VH1 Classic, etc. I do like a lot of the celebrity biography shows as well.

My Favorite Channels are PBS, BBC America, the Biography Channel, The Travel Channel, Hallmark Channel, National Geographic, Sundance Channel, Comedy Central.Independent Film Channel (IFC), the History Channel, Science Channel, & Court TV.

Music

I love music, mostly Classic Rock, Southern Rock, most heavy metal, Soul, Motown, Rhythm & Blues, 60's Folk, Celtic, Classical, Semi-Classical, New Age, Klezmer, Dixieland, Movie Themes, Show Tunes, Instrumental, some rap occasionally, but I do not like MOST Country music and even some opera.

Books

Anything by my favorite writers (alphabetically): Dave Barry, Bill Bryson, Jimmy Buffett, Robert Frost (poetry), Robert Fulghum, Bob Greene (the writer, NOT Oprah's personal trainer!), Lewis Grizzard, Pete Hamill, Garrison Keillor, Scott Russell Sanders, and Tyler Perry. If I could find a man who reads any or all of these writers I'd sell my soul to the devil!! (I find it interesting that they're all male, but I'm not sure what that says about me. Maybe I think more like a man??) I like to read all kinds of trade journals, Maps & atlases, reference books, non-fiction, (my favorite fiction is mysteries!) Anything about the British Isles.

Heroes

My Heroes include: President Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Dennis Kucinich, Sean Penn, Al Gore, Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, Abraham Lincoln, Albert Schweitzer, Rosalynn Carter, Eleanor Roosevelt, Dennis Banks, Russell Means, John Trudell, Floyd Red Crow Westerman, Tecumseh, Geronimo, Cochise, Black Elk, Chief Seattle, Chief Joseph, Chief Winneshiek, Chief Luther Standing Bear, Chief Two Bear, Chief Dan George, Chief Leon, Jackie Chan, Martin Luther King, Jr., Tyler Perry, Bill Cosby, Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, Gore Vidal, John Mellencamp, Carlos Santana, David Crosby, Graham Nash, Bonnie Raitt, Joan Baez, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Yoko Ono, Margaret Cho Tammy Duckworth (Thai-American, Iraq Vet, Director of the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs, and former Democratic candidate for Congress), PFC Lori Piestewa (the first female American Indian soldier to be killed in combat), Dave Mason, Bruce Springsteen, Ashley Judd, Sarah McLachlan, Betty White, Doris Day, Cleveland Amory, Joe Namath, and any other outspoken celebrities who defend our Human Rights and/or Animal Rights and the Support Preserving our Environment, and/or who have the courage to be authentically themselves and not try to force others into a mold, and/or lead by example. My Heroes also include Readers, Writers, Librarians, Social Activists, Human and Animal Rights supporters, and Environmentalists.

Website:

http://www.myspace.com/jmjeffries